Tintin in the Land of the Soviets

Then came an imprecation (потом раздалось проклятие = кто-то выругался), and a match was struck (зажглась спичка; to strike — ударять; чиркать) and the study was flooded with yellow light (и кабинет заполнился желтым светом; to flood — хлынуть; заливать, затоплять). weapon [`wepqn], ultimate [`AltImqt], descended [dI`sendId], yawned [jLnd] At that he returned to his bedroom, armed himself with the most obvious weapon, the poker, and descended the staircase as noiselessly as possible. Mrs. Bunting came out on the landing. The hour was about four, and the ultimate darkness of the night was past. There was a faint shimmer of light in the hall, but the study doorway yawned impenetrably black. Everything was still except the faint creaking of the stairs under Mr. Bunting’s tread, and the slight movements in the study. Then something snapped, the drawer was opened, and there was a rustle of papers. Then came an imprecation, and a match was struck and the study was flooded with yellow light. Mr. Bunting was now in the hall (мистер Бантинг был теперь в прихожей), and through the crack of the door (и через щель в двери; crack — трещина, щель) he could see the desk and the open drawer (он увидел стол, открытый ящик) and a candle burning on the desk (и свечу, горевшую на столе) ...»